Apr. 25 | Do not be angry when others do harm,
but realise that it is [the effect of] previous karma.
Without causing any more suffering,
eliminate your own faults.
– Precious Garland Of Advice To A King (Verse 271)
Arya Nagarjuna
When others harm you, your...

Apr. 25 |
Question: Why is it called so?
Answer: As stated in the book’s first section at purelanders.com/passport, ‘As a skilful means to spur interest, this handy book is titled “The Pure Land Passport” – not because it is really required...

Apr. 25 |
Great Master Hongyi’s (弘一大师) ex-wife was reluctant to let go of him, and was puzzled by the nature of love. She thus asked him – ‘Please tell me, what is love?’ (请告诉我，什么叫爱？) If she really loved him, how could she let...

Apr. 19 |
Why should you give up on yourself
if you can always change yourself?
[to be continued…]
– Stonepeace | Books
Do you wish to meet your doppelgänger (i.e. look-alike or double)?
Well, be careful what you wish for…
as these eight possibilities,...

Apr. 19 | For your own sake always speak the truth
even if it leads to your death
or the loss of your sovereignty.
Never speak in any other fashion.
Devote yourself always to the discipline
of acting in accord with your statements.
Glorious one, by that you will...

Apr. 19 |
Question: Why are some places affected by natural disasters, including some religious places?
Answer: Of course, there are scientific reasons to explain them, based on natural processes. However, there are also human-made causes, making natural disasters...

Apr. 19 |
In ‘Café Society’ is discussion of some interesting existential issues. Bobby exclaims, ‘[W]hen the end’s near, you need something… I have to know that all this just doesn’t end… I need to believe that...

Apr. 13 |
All that glisters is not gold—
Often have you heard that told.
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold.
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
– The Merchant of Venice
(William Shakespeare)
In the Greek myth of King Midas’ golden touch,...